See the sights without ever getting on a cruise ship. Imagery from the booklet “Havana, Cuba: the Summer Land of the World” which was published between 1921 and 1939. In the Special Collections of the University of Houston in Texas.

India Statue and Park. Illustration from the booklet Havana, Cuba: the Summer Land of the World, an early 20th century promotional pamphlet encouraging Americans to visit Havana, Cuba that was published in 1921-1939 by postcard publisher E. C. Kropp Company. University of Houston Libraries Special Collections, Rare Books and Maps Collections. Image ©2023 University of Houston. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://digitalcollections.lib.uh.edu/concern/images/9019s414s?locale=en#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&xywh=-114%2C-2%2C2096%2C1245
Students’ Monument. Illustration from the booklet Havana, Cuba: the Summer Land of the World, an early 20th century promotional pamphlet encouraging Americans to visit Havana, Cuba that was published in 1921-1939 by postcard publisher E. C. Kropp Company. University of Houston Libraries Special Collections, Rare Books and Maps Collections. Image ©2023 University of Houston. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://digitalcollections.lib.uh.edu/concern/images/6969z2458?locale=en#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&xywh=-74%2C-1%2C2035%2C1209
Native Huts. Illustration from the booklet Havana, Cuba: the Summer Land of the World, an early 20th century promotional pamphlet encouraging Americans to visit Havana, Cuba that was published in 1921-1939 by postcard publisher E. C. Kropp Company. University of Houston Libraries Special Collections, Rare Books and Maps Collections. Image ©2023 University of Houston. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://digitalcollections.lib.uh.edu/concern/images/7w62f968p?locale=en#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&xywh=-67%2C-1%2C2023%2C1202
The Playa. Illustration from the booklet Havana, Cuba: the Summer Land of the World, an early 20th century promotional pamphlet encouraging Americans to visit Havana, Cuba that was published in 1921-1939 by postcard publisher E. C. Kropp Company. University of Houston Libraries Special Collections, Rare Books and Maps Collections. Image ©2023 University of Houston. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://digitalcollections.lib.uh.edu/concern/images/q524jq369?locale=en#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&xywh=-76%2C0%2C2025%2C1203
Country Club of Havana. Illustration from the booklet Havana, Cuba: the Summer Land of the World, an early 20th century promotional pamphlet encouraging Americans to visit Havana, Cuba that was published in 1921-1939 by postcard publisher E. C. Kropp Company. University of Houston Libraries Special Collections, Rare Books and Maps Collections. Image ©2023 University of Houston. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://digitalcollections.lib.uh.edu/concern/images/mc87ps036?locale=en#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&xywh=-85%2C0%2C2050%2C1217

Havana across the Bay. Illustration from the booklet Havana, Cuba: the Summer Land of the World, an early 20th century promotional pamphlet encouraging Americans to visit Havana, Cuba that was published in 1921-1939 by postcard publisher E. C. Kropp Company. University of Houston Libraries Special Collections, Rare Books and Maps Collections. Image ©2023 University of Houston. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://digitalcollections.lib.uh.edu/concern/images/rn301301f?locale=en#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&xywh=-75%2C0%2C2042%2C1212

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